KINGSTON – A mother and her son have been indicted by an Ulster County grand jury in connection with a financial fraud and identity theft committed against a 77-year-old resident of Gardiner.
Stephanie Melton, 49, was charged with grand larceny as a hate crime. Travis Pettit, 28, was indicted on two counts of forgery and oner county of identity theft.
If convicted, Melton could face up to five to 15 years in state prison, and Pettit could face 2 1/3 to seven years in prison…